PlainZIP

New Portland, ME

Single-footprint Census roll-up for New Portland, ME: 1 USPS ZIP, population 972. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet NEW-PORTLAND-ME · New Portland, ME 1 ZIPs · 972 pop · #20475/25278 · Somerset County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $53,750
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20475/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Skowhegan
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 94% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 972
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $162,100

Nearest income peer: Skowhegan, ME ( $216 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around New Portland

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest New Portland on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, New Portland, ME sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

19th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
972
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$53,750
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($53,750 average) · poverty 16.6%. The primary code (04961) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (94.4%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Maine, Harmony is the closest lower-income city and New Limerick the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for New Portland.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 04961, is all of New Portland

There is no split to weigh here: 04961 holds every one of New Portland's 972 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on New Portland's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 17 establishments, 41 employees , annual payroll $2,101k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 04961 (17 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (5) · also Transportation and warehousing .

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ZIP Codes in New Portland, ME

These ZIP codes sit in Somerset County, which covers 25 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in New Portland. See the Somerset County roll-up →

New Portland sits in the lower half of Somerset County on income: Fairfield, Madison and Norridgewock report more, Hartland and Bingham report less. Bingham marks the far end of that range at $39,860, 26% below New Portland.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
04961 972 $53,750 17 1
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New Portland roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving New Portland, .